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ISSUE 32OFFGRIDWEB.COMHana L. Bilodeau has
over 15 years of law
enforcement experi-
ence, serving both
locally and federally.
Most recently, she
spent time with the
Federal Air Marshal Service covering mul-
tiple domestic and international missions.
Hana has a wealth of knowledge in a number
of different defensive modalities, including
her present role as director of training and
special events for SIG SAUER Inc.
http://www.sigsauer.com
[email protected]
@hana.bilodeauTim MacWelch has
been a survival
instructor for more
than 20 years, train-
ing people from all
walks of life, includ-
ing members from
all branches of U.S. armed forces, the State
Department, DOD and DOJ personnel. He
is a frequent public speaker for prepared-
ness groups and events. He is also the
author of three New York Times- bestsell-
ing survival books, and the new Ultimate
Survival Hacks book. When he’s not teach-
ing survival or writing about it, MacWelch
lives a self-reliant lifestyle with his family in
Virginia. Check out his wide range of hands-
on training courses open to the public at
http://www.advancedsurvivaltraining.com.About
the Authors
Conclusion
Mental health is a serious matter
that everyone should work to educate
themselves about. Can we determine if
someone we’re only moderately familiar
with is going through a mental health
crisis, if they’re lonely, heartbroken, or
simply an evil person who finds fulfill-
ment in persistently inflicting harm on
you and your family? It can be hard for
even professional mental health workers
to make that distinction without thor-
ough evaluation. Are most of us in the
position to make that diagnosis through
a computer and try to help them or ratio-
nalize with insanity? Not likely.
It’s important to seek professional help
when dealing with an individual who is
either inside or outside your personal
circle and now projecting their compul-
sions on you. Talk to authorities, docu-
ment everything, take photos, let locallaw enforcement collect any evidence,
and keep your friends, family, and
coworkers in the loop. There’s a broad
spectrum between actions of a scorned
ex and a sociopath, but across that span,
the unwelcomed behaviors of these
individuals can have a lasting impact on
you and those around you. Don’t wait for
things to go from bad to worse. Reach
out for help as soon as you recognize
there’s a problem.
And remember, we got by for many
years just fine without social media
before it became a source of human
interaction. There’s no harm in shutting
it down if you think it’d make you safer.
Continuing to dabble in vanity-driven
posts but expecting complete protec-
tion of your privacy at the same time
isn’t realistic. There’s no solution for bad
judgment except changing the behavior
that’s provoking the problem.W H AT
IF?